New Marist poll shows that RFK Jr. candidacy is actually hurting Donald Trump — and helping Biden


by Boing Boing

Boing Boing— People who are worried that candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will siphon more voters from President Biden than Donald Trump (helping Trump win) will be pleased to know that a new Marist poll shows just the opposite. When respondents were asked who they'd vote for if it were just Trump and Biden running for president, Biden received 51 percent to Trump's 48 percent. — Read the rest

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